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Matthew John Atkinson
About
Studio: Gravesend
Born in 1985 in Gravesend, Kent, Matthew John Atkinson received his B.A. at the Loughborough University in 2007. Since graduating, Atkinson’s paintings have evolved from ethereal and nostalgic hinterlands to eerily constructed and ambiguous paintings exploring the moral and finite reality that humans have formed. His paintings challenge the viewer to reflect upon and enter into a dialogue concerning their universal vulnerability and empathy: rather than to find ways to deflect and postpone.
Atkinson is a painter whose work has an unsettling power allied to a restless use of painterly skill. Where his work has traces of Richter, Polke and Doig he works with a fusion of techniques to produce works by turns poignant, calculating, hopeful and otherworldly.
Since leaving Loughborough University (2007) Atkinson has gained vital experience through Residencies in both France at Triangle Association in Marseille (2008) and London at the Florence Trust (2008-2009), where he was awarded the Fenton Arts trust Bursary. His work has received continued interest with various group shows around Europe including Uamo Festival Munich (2008), Bright Lights of London Painting, Tilburg (2010), Exposition de Groupe, Brussels (2011). He was chosen to represent the UK at the Biennale of Young Artists from Europe and the Mediterranean in Puglia (2008).
Furthermore, Atkinson was shortlisted for the Mercury Art Prize in 2007, Celeste Art Prize in 2007 and the Marmite Art Prize III. He has also participated in a number of International art fairs including the ‘Scope’ art fairs in London (2008) with Saatchi Online and Miami (2010) with Waterhouse and Dodd. Atkinson’s first solo show was at ‘Show Off’ art fair in Paris (2010) with Numéro Six Art Contemporain.
Matthew John Atkinson is represented by Numéro Six Art Contemporain in France and Galerie d’YS in Brussels. … Read More
Deptford X Fringe
2011
Creekside
23rd September -2nd October 2011
Exposition de groupe
2011
Galerie d’YS
84 rue de l’Arbre Benit 1050 Brussels Belgium
5th May – 26th June 2011
The Marmite Prize for Painting III
2011
Central Art Gallery, Tameside.
8th December 2010- 26th February 2011.
Lanchester Gallery Projects, Coventry.
3rd March 2011- 2nd April 2011.
The Nunnery, London.
7th April- 1st May 2011.
Scope Art Fair Miami 2010
2010
Wynwood Gallery Arts District, 3055 North Miami Avenue, Miami, Florida 33127.
30th November - 5th December 2010.
Superunknown
2010
Edel Assanti
276 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London. SW1V 1BB.
6th October - 13th November 2010
Show Off Art Fair - (im)possibility through the (in)finite...
2010
Show Off Art Fair- Numero Six Galerie - SOLO SHOW
Port des Champs Elysees, Pont Alexandre III, Paris.
21st -24th October 2010
Bright Lights of London Painting
2010
Curated by Jo Wilmot and Paule Muijsers
Resy Muijsers Contemporary Art
Nieuwlandstraat 22, 5038 SN Tilburg, Netherlands.
30th May - 26th June 2010
Paint
2010
ROLLO Contemporary Art, 51 Cleveland Street, London, W1T 4JH.
April 27th - 25th June 2010.
Ultramegaok
2009
The Framery, 3 Academy Buildings, Fanshaw Street, off Hoxton Street, N1 6LQ
10th December - 20th December 2009.
The Florence Trust Summer Exhibition
2009
The Florence Trust, St Saviours, Aberdeen Park, London, N5 2AR.
3rd July - 15th July 2009.
Scope Art Fair - London
2008
Lord's Cricket Ground, St. John's Wood, London. NW8 8QN.
16th October -19 October 2008.
One08 Festival
2008
Long Gallery, Nottingham Castle, Friar Lane, Nottingham, NG1 6EL.
Biennale of Young Artists from Europe and the Mediterranean XIII Edition
2008
Bari, Italy.
22 May – 30 May 2008.
UAMO Art Festival
2008
Munich
03 April - 06 April 2008
NOWhere
2008
Triangle France
Friche Belle De Mai, 41 Rue Jobin, 13003 Marseille.
28nd February -22nd March
Pipe Dream
2007
Tether studios, 17 Huntingdon Street, NG1 3JH.
19th -24th November.
Miniature Art Show
2007
42 New Briggate Gallery. 42 New Briggate, Leeds, LS1 6NU. 1st September – 8th September 2007.
Graduates 2007
2007
Stroud House Gallery. Station Road, Stroud, Glos. GL5 3AP.
22nd - 21st September 2007.
Salon 07
2007
Seven-Seven Contemporary. 77 Broadway Market, London Fields, London E8 4PH. 8th-11th July 2007.
Private Prop
2007
The Resident Gallery. St. Mary of Eton Church, London, E9 5JA. 3rd August - 1st September.
Celeste Art Prize
2007
Lyon & Turnbull, 33 Broughton Place, Edinburgh. EH1 3RR.
7th -13th June 2007.
Celeste Art Prize
2007
Old Truman Brewery Complex, 91-95 Brick Lane, London. E1 6QL.
21st -27th May 2007.
Mercury art prize
2007
The Hopital Gallery, 24 Endell Street, London. WC2H 9HQ.
16th April 2007. … Read More
BA in Fine Art Painting.
Loughborough University,
Loughborough,
Leicestershire,
LE11 3TU.
2004-2007.
BTEC Diploma in Foundation Studies.
KIAD,
Rochester.
2003-2004.
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